Guys, guys, look, they're Stickers. STICKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERS-
Anyway, a blank. I was very long afraid and thought, what theme to pick up, in what style to draw, who is your vector drawing. But, as always, everything was decided somewhere in the process. I want to pick up a couple more palettes and draw some more in that direction.
I haven't dealt with typography yet, but I've managed to fiddle with the outlines more than the stickerpack itself. That said, I don't know the conditions yet and potentially I'll have to do it all myself, but >:O
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A few things that didn't fit stylistically with the article on this site. Есть конечно и ру вариант статьи.
Hi. This is my first experience in describing a "species" and translating such a large amount of text into another language. The original language is Russian, so some errors may slip past my eyes. Thank you for your understanding!
-◉Tanlection◉-
Or "Reflexion with the shadow monster."
Tanlencia is a phenomenon. It's pretty hard to call a species such disparate and imprecise creatures, despite one beginning:
Tanle - Base, shadow, you can call it many different things, but the essence is the same:
It is a translucent black creature, light and barely perceptible. It balances between reality and nothingness, risking to disappear at any second. It is extremely fragile, even though it has no body in the classical sense.
Tanl is curious by its "nature". It takes a special interest in living creatures, whether dog or human, in those who can show emotion.
They become attached very quickly, but keep at a distance, distorted shadows flickering between grass and leaves, eventually acquiring the shape and habits of the object of observation.
This behavior scares away many people and even makes them express aggression to the uninvited guest. Therefore, before its "adolescent form", the shadow will usually see many, many creatures that will reflect back over time.
Behaviors and preferences
Tanl are initially neutral and driven only by curiosity. Rest assured, distinguishing traits they have adopted from past "acquaintances";
The subject of the observation is not physically harmed. The Tanl also goes away if the subject becomes very frightened or begins to feel only negative emotions due to the observation;
They don't need water or food, many shadows don't even sleep, chasing birds and running for miles due to their inter-reality.
They have no gender, and the secret of their birth is still unsolved;
They feel no pain or discomfort from contrasting temperatures, but the physical effects are more than effective;
It is quite fair to call them energy parasites, despite the actual harmlessness of their presence. As we know, there are always exceptions.
Over time, all the experiences that stretch in a plume behind Tanl manifest on his body, literally. This has no definite cycle, season or number of souls met. The fake eyes will appear sooner or later and will be the beginning of future changes. The point that holds Tanlex in this world.
As if to spite the world, out of nothing, Tanlex begins to grow fur, feathers, horns, chitin….
The black silhouette is mostly unchanged, except for the paws, muzzle, and possible rudimentary limbs.
The nature of the growth, though it adheres to some canons, depends mostly on the creature's lifestyle and the likely connections it has been able to set up.
There are only a few "rules"
No artificial materials or plants/crystals grow on the shadow's pelt. However, it is very common for the shape of the feathers to resemble foliage and the horns to resemble branches. There are also instances of moldy hides, but it is fair to call this an infestation rather than natural growth;
Very common: horns, wool, feathers;
Less so: bones, scales, chitin, skin, rudimentary limbs.
Tanlex have no magic, meaning no living flames, levitating parts can be had. Also, partially lose their ability to hide in the shadows, but their footsteps remain silent, and their presence or direct gaze is intangible. They are very easy to lose sight of;
T͟hey wil̴l ne͘ve̶r̀ ̨b̵e̛come ̢h͘u͜m҉a̵n̵.
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Tables* are able to eat and drink, but this remains optional;
They become tougher, and all cuts and holes either heal or are covered by growths;
They have no flesh, so an empty pelt remains after they disappear;
Tanlex are friendly to their own kind, regardless of the subjects they choose to copy;
They have no odor of their own and do not cause allergies. But the "pelt" is easily recruited by the scent of the forest or the subject of observation if they become friends.
Tanlencia is a phenomenon.
You may think of them as a parasite, an intruder, a distorted reflection, or something else. It can be the physical embodiment of a diseased mind, or a "normal" animal glimpsed between the grass.
The ultimate form is said to be available only to the Solo class, but no one has ever gotten to it. Probably because of the brevity of human life, as Solo stays with his human until the end.
P.S.
This was something unusual and at the same time familiar and beloved to me. I literally mixed everything I like into a black mishmash and ineptly molded life out of it, with a glimpse of the author-character theme and probably life experience that stays in my mind forever.
I also like how the cute stuff here is acceptable on par with the drab and likely horror.
I didn't illustrate anything overtly scary or make the boundaries too narrow, giving a decent amount of freedom for imagination but setting the point with goofy eyes. You can create your own Tanlex if you want to. You can make something based on that idea, removing the fake eyes and turning it into something else… Probably achieving the ultimate form.
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